A0 0Back through the years 1 2I go wonderin once again D1 3Back to the seasons of my youth A2 4I recall a box of rags that someone gave us D3 5And how my momma put the rags to use 6 7 A4 8There were rags of many colors 9 10Every piece was small 11 12And I didnt have a coat E5 13And it was way down in the fall A6 14Momma sewed the rags together D7 15Sewin every piece with love A8 16She made my coat of many colors E9 A10 17That I was so proud of 18 19 20 21As she sewed, she told a story 22 23From the bible, she had read 24 25G#out a coat of many colors E11 26Joseph wore and then she said A12 27Perhaps this coat will bring you D13 28Good luck and happiness A14 29And I just couldnt wait to wear it E15 A16 30And momma blessed it with a kiss 31 32 D17 33My coat of many colors A18 34That my momma made for me D19 35Made only from rags A20 E21 36But I wore it so proudly A22 37Although we had no money D23 38I was rich as I could be A24 39In my coat of many colors E25 A26 40My momma made for me 41 42 B27 43So with patches on my britches 44 45Holes in both my shoes 46 47In my coat of many colors F#28 48I hurried off to school B29 49Just to find the others laughing E30 50And making fun of me B31 51In my coat of many colors F#32 E33 52My momma made for me 53 54 B34 55And oh I couldnt understand it 56 57For I felt I was rich 58 59And I told them of the love F#35 60My momma sewed in every stitch B36 61And I told em all the story E37 62Momma told me while she sewed B38 63And how my coat of many colors F#39 B40 64Was worth more than all their clothes 65 66 E41 67But they didnt understand it B42 68And I tried to make them see E43 69That one is only poor B44 F#45 70Only if they choose to be B46 71Now I know we had no money E47 72But I was rich as I could be B48 73In my coat of many colors F#49 E50 B51 74My momma made for me